Chaires Capitola VFD Reminds You to Be Safe During Cold Weather

We all know that the winter cold can be dangerous. But turning up the heat to combat the chill can also be a fire risk if heating equipment is not properly used.

Heating equipment is the second-leading cause of home fires in the United States, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). On average, NFPA research shows that heating equipment is involved in more than 60,000 reported U.S. home fires per year. These fires result in more than 550 civilian deaths, more than 1,600 civilian injuries and roughly $900 million in direct property damage. Half the fires occur during the winter months. The most home heating fire deaths (79%), injuries (66%) and property damage (52%) involved stationary or portable space heaters, including wood stoves.

Chaires Capitola Volunteer Fire Department is urging all Tallahassee residents to

  • By lkinerson at 01/17/2012 - 16:16
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Santa Run 2011 a success

The Chaires-Capitola Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank the members of the community who came out to meet Santa on the route. This event is a great opportunity for us to get to meet the community and we really appreciate the turnout.

The board and officers of Chaires Capitola VFD

  • By lkinerson at 12/23/2012 - 12:25

Support of the community allows local volunteer fire department to purchase a new fast attack truck



The new vehicle is equipped with 400 gallons of water and a pump that is capable of operating while the vehicle is moving. This allows the vehicle to be used for brush fires as well as an initial attack vehicle for small house fires and car fires. The truck is stocked with medical supplies to allow the department to respond to medical calls and provide medical care rapidly until the ambulance service arrives. There is also a complete set of hydraulic rescue tools aka the “Jaws of Life” that will allow the department to assist patients who are trapped within vehicles following motor vehicle crashes.


The Chaires-Capitola Volunteer Fire Department provides service to the communities of eastern Leon County, south of Miccosukee Rd and north of Tram Rd that are east of Capital Circle NE. Our department is staffed by volunteers who receive no compensation for their efforts for the community. Community donations make up over half of

2010 Open House Video

20 minutes of highlights video from this year's open house.

CCVFD 2010 OpenHouse from Anicca Media on Vimeo.

The Leon County fire services fee has negative impact on volunteer fire department funding

The Chaires-Capitola Volunteer Fire Department has noticed a significant drop in community donations that are used to help run the department. While not seeing any increase in funds from the county or city from the new fire services fee, the Chaires-Capitola Volunteer Fire Department has noticed a negative impact on donations resulting from citizens who believe the new fees increase the funding to local volunteer fire departments. The Chaires-Capitola Volunteer Fire Department would like to remind the community that your donations are still greatly needed to help provide the quality service the community deserves.

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